Rights of the Accused

• To have meetings with a defense counsel privately and confidentially, including before the first interrogation, without limitation on their number and duration;
• To participate, with the permission of the investigator, in investigative actions conducted at my request or at the request of my defense counsel or legal representative, to familiarize myself with the records of these actions and to submit comments on them;
• To familiarize myself with the decision to appoint a forensic examination, to pose questions to the expert, and to familiarize myself with the expert's report;
• To familiarize myself upon completion of the preliminary investigation with all materials of the criminal case and to extract any information from it in any volume;
• To make copies of the criminal case materials at my own expense, including with the help of technical means;
• To file complaints against the actions (inaction) and decisions of the inquirer, investigator, prosecutor, and court, and to participate in their consideration by the court;
• To object to the termination of the criminal case on the grounds provided for by part two of Article 27 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation;
• To participate in the trial of the criminal case in courts of the first, second, and supervisory instances, as well as in the court's consideration of the issue of choosing a preventive measure against me and in other cases provided for by part two of Article 29 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation;
• To familiarize myself with the record of the court session and to submit comments on it;
• To appeal the sentence, ruling, or court order and to receive copies of the appealed decisions;
• To receive copies of complaints and representations filed in the criminal case and to submit objections to these complaints and representations;
• To participate in the consideration of issues related to the execution of the sentence;
• To defend oneself by other means and methods not prohibited by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation.

Accused [signature] Yu.I. Krymshamkhalov
Defense Counsel [signature] Sh.N. Arifulov

Announced the decision, explained the rights, handed a copy of this decision to the accused and his defense counsel on "18" April 2003.
Investigator (inquirer) [signature] I.I. Zinunnikov

A copy of this decision has been sent to the prosecutor, the First Deputy Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation.
(name of the prosecutor's office)
"21" April 2003.
Investigator (inquirer) [signature]